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Originally Posted by travisnj
I came across an interesting article and link for calculating TRUE south and even allows for the input of the equipment your trying to use... It states that instead of my 184, my TRUE is 92 (MAG) and 95.2 (Corrected)
Can someone please double check my TRUE, I could have sworn that on the site there is a map, Kansas City area is +4 correction to your compass, that to me would be 184..
My south is like the compass reads, okay, so where does this 92 come from? And interestingly enough, when I did try to use with a SpaceStar in USALS was -54 compensation (When I could get the HH to stop)... Something is not making sense to me..
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From reading your message, "I think" you are mixing up the terms so I will attempt to help you out.
1. Your magnetic corrections seem fine.
2. What this means is with the motor set at "refrence or 0 on the scale", the whole assembly should be pointing at your true south or in your case 184 (magnetic) which will be looking at a point as if there was a bird at 95.6
3. In usals, you enter your TRUE coordinates 39.0N and 95.6W (make sure you have the proper N and W
4. From Lynsat, your closest bird will be G3C @ 95 so you should be able to tell you setup to go to that location and the dish should move "just a little bit". Now you may have to play with the transponders to get a decent signal and then:
a. rotate the whole dish/moptor assembly slightly east-west to peak the signal.
b. move the elevation of the dish slightly up/down to peak again.
You should be done and be able to use usals to find the other birds in you range.
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